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Enlarge / Certain squid have the ability to camouflage themselves by making themselves transparent and/or changing their coloration. reader comments 36 with Share this story Certain cephalopods like cuttlefish, octopuses, and squid have the ability to camouflage themselves by making themselves transparent and/or changing their coloration. Scientists would like to learn more about the precise ..

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Enlarge / Illustration of a smallpox (variola) virus. A membrane (transparent) derived from its host cell covers the virus particle. Inside this lies the core (green), which contains the particle’s DNA genetic material. The core has a biconcave shape. reader comments 66 with 0 posters participating Share this story In November 2016, virologist David Evans ..

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Enlarge / Cloned piglets that are engineered to be useful for organ transplants to humans. reader comments 63 with 46 posters participating Share this story Last week, when we reported on the first pig-to-human heart transplant, we complained that the commercial company behind the operation wasn’t more forthcoming about the genetic engineering that converted the ..

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Enlarge / Diagram of the structure of the virus’ spike protein. reader comments 61 with 46 posters participating Share this story When the COVID-19 pandemic was first recognized for the threat that it is, researchers scrambled to find anything that might block the virus’ spread. While vaccines have grabbed much of the attention lately, there ..

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Enlarge / A transgenic Aedes aegypti OX513A mosquito, created by Oxitec. reader comments 101 with 63 posters participating Share this story Six researchers are reportedly calling for the retraction of their study, which claimed that a trial of genetically modified (GM) mosquitoes went horrifically wrong and resulted in extra-dangerous, mutant blood-suckers flying rampant in a ..

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